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Advantages of Cloud Printing

Cloud printing allows any network-connected devices to access a printer. The cloud can handle even your most complex printing duties. There are many advantages for businesses to use the cloud for printing functions and print management. Here are some of those advantages!

Access Printing Functions from Anywhere at Any Time

With a cloud printing solution, you can print from anywhere and from nearly any internet-connected device. You can upload your documents, set your preferences, and have those documents printed without you being anywhere near the printer. This can work for home offices, small businesses, and large business alike.

Printing from the cloud also opens up a number of benefits for businesses that offer print-on-demand solutions to clients. For example, you can create a portal for clients to send their documents. You can review those documents and print them without stepping foot into the office.

Lower Your Printing and Print Management Costs

Printing can become very expensive. Businesses that do a lot of printing can use cloud-printing solutions to cut costs and use those funds for other business necessities. A single cloud-based printer can eliminate the need for multiple printers scattered around an office network.

These printing services can also save you a lot of time, which equates to cost savings. In addition, cloud-printing services eliminate the need for additional IT support. No one will have to waste valuable time getting everyone connected to a network printer, finding the proper drivers for disparate devices, and troubleshooting connectivity issues.

Centralise Printing Management Functions

Print operations can span across several locations and hundreds of users. Even a handful of users can become burdensome. You don’t want to give away too much or too little access to those who need to use the printing service.

Cloud printing services allow you to centralise all printing functions. You can change print settings, update drivers, assign profile permissions, and grant or limit access. You won’t need to involve IT or anyone else in the process.

Cloud printing is a more convenient and cost-effective solution for businesses with heavy printing duties. You’ll find there’s a lot more to printing-as-a-service cloud platforms. For example, cloud-printing solutions come with many privacy solutions that are even safer to use than most traditional printing platforms.